Metallic strip-molding.



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n. BEYAM.

METALLIC STRIP MLDING.

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DAVID REYAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJULIUS C. HEYMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC STRIP-Y-iVlOLDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 711,788, dated October21, n1902.

Application filed March 27, 1902.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, DAVID REYAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in MetallicStrip-Moldings, of which the 'following is a full, clear, and eX- actdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification. l

My invention relates to metallic wall-coverings.

It has for its object the provision of a metallic strip-molding withoutopen joints and without visible means of attachment to its support andadapted to be applied to its support after the latter is secured to thewall and in arranging such metallic molding in a specific relation tothe iat metallic covering overlying the flat Wall.

It is customary in aftixing metallic moldings to their supports to applythe same thereto in strips and secure the same by nails or otherfastenings. In my invention the joints are entirely concealed and nonails or other fastenings are used to hold the molding in place.

In the drawings,Figure lis a transverse sectional view of the metallicstrip-molding and a portion of the wall-covering after the same havebeen placed in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same. Fig.3 is an edge ing placed in position.

A is the wall.

B is a wooden molding secured thereto byv nails or by any other desiredmeans.

C is the flat enameled metallic covering overlying the flat wall.

D is a thin enameled metallic resilient strip having extensions d and dbent at an angle to the upper and lower portions of the strip.

face of the wooden molding, except that the inwardly-extending topportion thereof is bent somewhat downwardly, so that before being placedon the wooden molding the strip embraces a smaller space than iscomprised in the bulk of the wooden molding itself.

In applying the metallic strip D to the molding the extension d isinserted between the molding B and the wall A, and the strip then SerialNo. 100,224. (No model.)

snaps forwardly against the molding B and wall A, being heldthereagainst by its own resiliency. If desired and there is sufficientroom for the purpose, the strip D may be slid endwise upon the moldingB. The flat metallic covering O is then applied, the upper portionthereof overlying the depending eX- tension d.

The solid molding, which forms a base for holding the metallic strip,may be composed of any suitable material. Cement may be applied to thecase-molding before the application of the metallic strip-molding, butit is not essential. The depending strip d may, if desired, be nailed orfastened in any other suitable manner to the wall.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a wall, of a molding secured thereto, aresilient metallic strip having a contour similar to the molding-butnormally inclosing a smaller cubical space than the molding, said striphaving an integral extension at one end adapted to be inserted'betweenthe wall andthe 4molding, and an integral extension at the other endadapted to overlie that portion of the wall adjacent to thecorresponding end of the molding, and a metallic covering overlying thewall and overlapping the last-named extension.

2. InKY combination with a wall, of a molding secured thereto, aresilient metallic strip of contour similar to the molding and having anintegral extension at one end adapted to be inserted between the Walland. the molding whereby said strip may be applied to said molding afterthe latter has been fastened to the wall, and an integral extension atthe other end of the strip adapted to overlie that portion of the walladjacent to the corresponding end of the molding and a metallic coveringoverlying the wall and overlapping the last-named extension.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, on this 18th day of March, 1902.

DAVID REYAM. lVitnesses:

M. F. ELLIS, M. M. HAMILTON.

